We speak to Malaysia’s digital banking applicants to get a sense of their aspirations and how it will shape BFSI in Malaysia 11:00am – 12:00pm Malaysia’s New Wave of Digital Banks Speakers: Salim Dhanani, CEO & Co-Founder, BigPay Naysan Munusamy, Co-Founder MoneyMatch Hudhaifa Ahmad, Co-Founder and Executive Director, MyAngkasa Wu Shi Wei, CTO APAC, Huawei Cloud Moderated by: Vincent Fong, Chief Editor, Fintech News Malaysia 12:00pm – 12:30pm Towards Digital Malaysia; Building a Future Proof Banking Industry Speaker: Muhammad Ghaddafi, Vertical Director, Banking and Finance Sales, TM ONE
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Week 1 of the Huawei X Fintech News Malaysia will feature a C-level panel looking at the biggest trends impacting BFSI followed by an expert presentation. Speaker: Shankar Kanabiran, Malaysia Financial Services Consulting Leader; Partner, EY
Week 1 of the Huawei X Fintech News Malaysia will feature a C-level panel looking at the biggest trends impacting BFSI followed by an expert presentation. Speakers: Domenic Fuda, Group MD and CEO, Hong Leong Bank Mohd Muazzam Mohamed, CEO, Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad Ignatius Ong, CEO, TNG Digital Anson Shen, Chief Strategy Officer, Huawei Cloud APAC
For decades banks have been at the centre of the cross-border payments market and have gone largely unchallenged. In recent years, more and more players are emerging in this space, eyeing a piece of the US$ 156 trillion pie. While these players are mostly focused on consumer markets and low-value B2B markets, things are slowly shifting as they attempt to move up the value chain. How can banks stay competitive in this new environment? Emerging technology and standards in the cross border payments space Analysing the competitive landscape Roadmap for the future Panelists: Atul Bhuchar, Group Payments Head, Global Transaction…
SMEs represent 39% of GDP and employ nearly 50% of Malaysia’s workforce, yet they remain one of the most underserved segments. Learn how digital technologies are empowering digital financial service players to tap into this market and enabling them to deliver a superior experience Examining the unique needs of SMEs Bridging the financing gap Developing next-gen digital solutions for SMEs Confirmed Speakers Jeffrey Ng Eow Oo, Managing Director, Group Community Banking, RHB Khairil Abdullah, Chief Executive Officer, Axiata Digital KJ Balan, Head, SME Banking – Commercial Banking Malaysia, CIMB Swapnil Deshmukh, Director of Business Development at Tagit
Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) is arguably one of the hottest trends to arrive in the South East Asian market and it’s easy to see the appeal. For merchants, it is an easy way to increase conversion and for consumers, it grants them the instant gratification of being able to purchase something immediately by making several interest-free installments. However, detractors have come out en masse to describe BNPL as a worrying trend that promotes unhealthy consumerism. The rising popularity has also caught the attention of regulators as well, with MAS issuing a public statement that they will be “reviewing the…
At the heart of every bank that delights its customers is a culture of innovation. Having a culture of innovation is more than just fancy fintech labs or hiring a chief innovation officer and calling it a day. Tune in to our webinar and learn how banking leaders in Malaysia have attempted to create a cultural shift within their own organisations. Getting buy-in from the top Shaping the right environment and attracting the right talent Creating innovation that matters to customers Speakers Shailesh Grover, Chief Digital and Innovation Officer, Hong Leong Bank Raja Teh Maimunah, Managing Director, Wholesale Banking, AmBank…
Brought to you by: UNCDF & i3 Programme In the backdrop of Covid-19, how financially safe is it to be a worker in the gig economy? Are gig workers financially healthy? What financial behaviors do they demonstrate and what sorts of financial products and services do they use? How has Covid-19 impacted them and how did they cope? Why is it important for the financial sector to serve gig workers and what’s the business case in doing so? In this session, we answer these questions with UNCDF’s research studies in Malaysia(with platforms small and large and discuss what stakeholders could…
In June 2020, Axiata Digital announced that it secured a US $70 million strategic investment from Great Eastern, sealing the biggest fintech investment in the Malaysian market. With this investment, its subsidiary Boost Holdings Sdn Bhd will be valued at US$ 320 million, and the Axiata Group revealed their ambitions to build Malaysia’s first unicorn. Join us for Episode 3 of our Fintech Fireside Chat as we sit down for a live session with Khairil Abdullah, CEO, Axiata Digital to share what the future holds for the digital services provider in a hypercompetitive landscape. Join us for Episode 3 of…
The insurance sector is considered by most a sleeping giant in the digital world. With COVID-19 driving up digital adoption, how has it forced insurers to rethink digital? We’re joined by AXA AFFIN Life Insurance CEO, Rohit Nambiar to discuss this issue.
Bank Negara Malaysia’s announced that it will be issuing 5 virtual banking license by 2020. How will these virtual banks shake things up and change the way we bank? We are joined by Khairil Abdullah, CEO, Axiata Digital Navin, Co-Founder, BigPay Anand Subbaraman, General Manager, Retail Banking, Finastra Marcus Von Engel, Partner, Malaysia, Financial Services Consulting Leader, PwC